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ID:     RIC_VI_044c
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Constantine I (The Great)
Date Ruled:     AD 306-337
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Aureus
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 311-313
Weight:     4.85 g
Obverse Legend:     CONSTANTIN_VS AVGVSTVS
Obverse Description:     Laureate head right
Reverse Legend:     IOVI CONSER_VATORI AVGG
Reverse Description:     Jupiter standing left, naked except for chlamys across left shoulder, holding thunderbolt in right hand, and left leaning on sceptre; eagle with wreath in beak at feet to left
Exergue:     ●SM●TS●
Mint Mark:     ●SM●TS●/ Σ (retrograde) in right field
Mint:     Thessalonica
Primary Reference:     RIC VI 044c
Reference2:     Depeyrot 5/4
Reference3:     Alföldi 236-7
Reference4:     Calicó 5172a (these dies)
Photograph Credit:     Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
Source:     http://www.arsclassicacoins.com/
Price Sold For:     13000 Swiss Franc
Date Sold:     7/10/2009
Grade:     EF
Notes:     Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 52: Lot No. 605